The Crawford Art Gallery occupies a prominent position in the heart of the City of Cork and prior to the new extension was a clever amalgamation of two separate structures dating from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Works by such well-known Irish painters as Jack Yeats, Nathaniel Grogan, William Orpen, John Lavery, James Barry, and Daniel Maclise are the focal point of this excellent gallery in Cork's 18th-century former Customs house. Also on display are sculptures and hand-crafted silver and glass pieces.